Glühbirne

/[ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,589

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Glühbirne is aGermannoun. It means: birnenförmige Glühlampe (ein eine Glühwendel enthaltender, luftleerer oder mit speziellem Gas gefüllter Glaskörper) Pronounced [ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə]. Often confused with Glühbirnen.

Key facts for Glühbirne
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlühbirne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,589
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Glühbirne in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Glühbirne is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,589 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "birnenförmige Glühlampe (ein eine Glühwendel enthaltender, luftleerer oder mit speziellem Gas gefüllter Glaskörper)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Glühbirne, with forms such as "gglühbirne", "glhübirne", and "gllühbirne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Glühbirnen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Glühbirne, spelled G-L-Ü-H-B-I-R-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    birnenförmige Glühlampe (ein eine Glühwendel enthaltender, luftleerer oder mit speziellem Gas gefüllter Glaskörper)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gglühbirne,glhübirne,gllühbirne,glübhirne,glühbbirne,glühbinre,glühbiren,glühbirnne,glühbirrne,glühbrine,glühhbirne,glühibrne,gülhbirne,lgühbirne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Glühbirne

Misspelling Variants of "Glühbirne"

gglühbirne10glhübirne9gllühbirne10glübhirne9glühbbirne10glühbinre9glühbiren9glühbirnne10
Misspelling Variants of "Glühbirne"

Frequency rank: #30,589 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Glühbirne"?
"Glühbirne" is spelled G-L-Ü-H-B-I-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə].
What does "Glühbirne" mean?
As a noun, "Glühbirne" means: birnenförmige Glühlampe (ein eine Glühwendel enthaltender, luftleerer oder mit speziellem Gas gefüllter Glaskörper)
What words are commonly confused with "Glühbirne"?
"Glühbirne" is commonly confused with "Glühbirnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Glühbirne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glühbirne" is [ˈɡlyːˌbɪʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glühbirne" come from?
"Glühbirne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.